Crock Pot?? What to make?

[XRyan]

Ok, so my 10 year old son was washing the dishes and accidently dropped the crock pot ceramic liner and shattered it. Since my wife is now going to get a new crock pot...what can I make this old one into that is useful?

The ceramic liner is smashed, but I can fab up or repurpose an old pot to use in it's place. I just can't think of it's new purpose in my garage. Maybe a heated parts washer?

Any ideas??


Ryan

[Jon]

Maybe a wax melter?

[Colin70]

Use it for keeping a hot drink hot..
Maybe salvage the parts for an arc welding electrode oven, preheats the rods and drives off the moisture to ease welding.
If you do traditional woodwork then a Rabbit-skin glue heater/melter.
Heating snacks in the workshop

[Jon]

There's a homemade parts washer thread on MGExp.com in which HiPowerShooter is recommending converting an old crock pot into a heated parts washer, with the addition of a colander and possibly a fine mesh window screen for smaller parts: Home made parts washer (Page 2) : MGB & GT Forum : MG Experience Forums : The MG Experience .

[DIYer]

Good alternatives, Colin. I like the idea of preheating welding rods.